Have ever been so overwhelmed that you asked yourself. Holy U*()J! how am ever going to get that ______________done!! That was me yesterday. Typically before a show I don’t freak or melt down, like I’ve seen other competitors, in fact I’m typically the person talking them off the ledge. Yesterday was my melt down! Boy was I on the ledge. So overwhelmed I couldn’t see the trees for the forest or whatever that expression is.  You know what I mean. You know that place that you get to where all you see Holy &FJ^!*.
Then I reached out for help.  My good friend Alison talked me in off the ledge!! I was so overwhelmed with show prep that I lost site of myself and the mantra that I always say. DO WHAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN’T DO IT ALL!

I now have 2 ½ weeks left to get ready for my show, so I’m doing what I can.  Freaking out isn’t going to do anything positive. So I’m stepping back and focusing on the things I can make a difference. My goal with this site is to become that resource so that we can share ideas not just on fitness, but in other areas of your life.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed’ Do you reach out and ask for help’ Do you use your resources and ask for help’

Talk me

I have been talking about my goal of doing Tri Fitness in July. Well the show is 3 weeks away. AHHH. I have 6 pounds to lose, but I MADE IT OVER THE WALL. My biggest fear during all this training was that I would not make it over the wall, which is the 1st obstacle. Well I DID it!!!

Between 1962 and the year 2000, the number of obese Americans grew from 13% to  31% of the population. According to the U.S. Surgeon General report obesity is responsible for 300,000 deaths every year.* Obesity-related conditions costs an estimated 100 billion dollars a year, this number includes medical costs and lost work hours.
According to the ADA of 1990 a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Obesity is defined as accumulation on excess body fat that has adverse effects overall health.

Instead of calling it a disability we should call it what it is, an epidemic that has been proven to shorten life spans and increase the onset of other chronic diseases. If we label it a disability we tie the hands of the doctors who can prescribe what obese invididuals need, diet and exercise.

Let me know what you think. Should it be called a disability’

*The National Center for Health

No fooling, there is actually a day that celebrates runners! Well I am a born again runner. Back in the day, when I had a job that STRESSED me out, I would go out and  just run. It made me feel so much better, I got addicted to runner’s high. I basically started running because my doctor doesn’t believe in just handing out drugs, so she told me to start exercising, do yoga and recommended I read a book called “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”. Yes, I did curse her out in my mind on the way home.

Well, I gave running a try and guess what, it worked. My headaches and upset stomachaches went away.  I actually started to look to  forwarded to running and it felt amazing when I set running goals for myself and broke time records.  It was AMAZING. Then I decided to start doing road races to give me a goal to keep running. Wow how motivating it was  it to set a goal and meet it.

My husband and I met 15 years ago at the Falmouth Road Race, so we decided that this year we would run the race together. Well, fingers crossed we make it in, it’s a really competitive race!

Are you headed to a bbq this weekend’ Do you think you’ll be tempted by the tasty treats. You can do it!

YOU HAVE CONTROL!! Just like Janet Jackson

This is a story about control, my control

Control of what I say, control of what I do

And this time I’m gonna do it my way
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do
Are we ready’ I am’ cause its all about control
And Ive got lots of it

And you do!!

You are the master of your domain. You made the decision to lose weigh or keep the weight off. So now it’s up to you to create the perfect environment to achieve your goals and stay in control.

How do you do that’

• Ask the hostess/host if it’s okay to bring a healthy dish.
• Bring some healthy snacks for you to eat.
• Eat before you go so that you are not tempted to cheat

Please let me know how you made out’

There is nothing like a dream to create the future. — Victor Hugo,  Les Miserables

Here are 5 ways to give you the kick in the butt to jump start your weight loss procrastination. The unofficial start to summer,  Memorial Day is just 4 short days away!

1. Understand your motivation: If you are planning to lose weight for someone other than yourself, it will never work. Get real around why you want to lose the weight! Do you have a summer event coming up and want to fit into that little black dress or have you signed up for a summer road race and need some motivation to get training. Step back and look yourself in the eye and ask WHY DO I WANT TO DO THIS!
2. Use your motivation to your advantage. Do you beat yourself up, each day that you don’t take steps to our goal. Use your goals as the push you need to keep going. I find that by hanging posters or motivational quotes really help give me the push in the right direction that I need.
3. Change your internal language! Instead of saying I HAVE TO or THERE IS NO WAY. Change your dialog. I want to lose 25 pounds so that I will be _____________ (insert what happens when you achieve your goals or how will you feel when you achieve goals.
4. Set goals fueled by your passion. You can’t go anyway without a road map, okay now a days GPS.  Here is where you take those goals and break them up. Your goal for this week is to lose 1 pound and develop a plan on how you are going to do that. Want to run a 10K, go to this site Need help more, shoot me an email.
5. Still not fired up to get moving on your goals, try this. Write a letter to your future self. Imagine that you have achieved your goals. What would you say to yourself, how would you feel, how would you look, what would you do. Now write a letter to yourself as if you didn’t meet your goals. Both letters will help you drive you forward.

Still need a kick in the pants, shoot me an email. Have any additional comments, just post them below.

I just started reading the book Skinny Bitch based on my friend from the gym’s recommendation.  She said it had so funny moments that it was very in your face direct and I like books like that. I am about 1/2 through the book and it has stirred up some mixed emotions for me.

Points I agree with:

• some women are sick and tried of being fat
• there is no such thing as diet, its a way of life
• stop eating sh#%t
• Junk food, even fat free, sugar free is a chemical sh&%t storm
• you are what you eat
• fats are good for you (in moderation of course)

Points I have trouble with:

• Vegan-ism
• Everything organic — can be a little tough on your wallet if you are feeding a family

Eye opening points:

• Animal cruelty in slaughter houses
• Slaughter houses in general

I’ll let you know how it ends.

I’m 8 weeks out from my show and now its when I start to really firm it up.

• Elliptical 20 min
• itread 20 min — great kick ass interval running program. I did level 3.  Great sprint and hill workout
• 30 min routine practice — starting to really get my air lifts and sushanova’s.

Tip #1
by Dr. John Berardi

As a God-fearing Italian, I have to admit that I love pasta. But, as a gut-fearing weight lifter and athlete, I definitely have to choose the lower GI, nutrient dense whole-wheat variety. During training phases that require or allow for higher carbohydrate intake (higher volume training) I’ll eat one whole-wheat pasta meal per day. During other phases (like where I’m trying to lose fat), the pasta stays on the shelf in favor of a higher lean protein, good fat, and fruit and veggie intake.

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Okay, so we decided to have a mother’s day bbq — Easy right. Other than the stress of cleaning and cooking , I add in the stress of how do I make it as clean as possible without offending my guests. Really easy.  Here was the menu.

• Shrimp Skewers
• Flank Steak
• Boneless Chicken Breast
• Cucumber Salad substitution – 1/2 c balsamic vinegar instead of rice vinegar and no equal was used
• Egg whites with yolks removed and replaced with store bought hummus.
• Steamed Broccoli

All day I sipped on unsweetened ice tea and water.

Prior to my guest arriving I was able to seek out to the gym and get in 40 minutes of cardio. 20 min on the step mill and 20 min on the elliptical.